The opening scene-setter for the 1996 film "Independence Day" might serve
as a metaphor for what Egyptians could face if a draft constitution
written by a panel dominated by Islamists and based on Sharia law wins
approval in a referendum: "A loud rumble is heard. Suddenly, we are
covered in darkness as the shadow engulfs us. Only the image of our Earth
hangs in the air, until a huge silhouetted object suddenly blocks our
view."
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